Blue sky urban street view of wooden shingle buildings, with corrugated metal roofs, Arturo Prat, Ancud, Chiloe Island, Chile

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Shingles, on the walls of buildings in Chiloe island are testimony to the arrival of German settlers in the Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas, Llanquihue, Frutillar region in the mid-19th century. They were rarely used in Colonial Times. Thin, wide, long and lapped to stop rain, they are traditionally cut from the alerce or Southern Redwood Tree (Fitzroya Cupressoides). Locally known as 'tejuelas', the original dimensions were 90 cm long, 15 cm wide and 1 cm thick, one-third of the overall length being exposed. Many modern shingles are smaller. This shingles building is seen along Ancud's Calle Arturo Prat, a street named after a 19th century Chilean Naval hero.

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Size: 4287px × 2848px
Location: Calle Arturo Prat, Ancud, Chiloe Island, Chile, South America
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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